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Get ready for ancient, icy nematodes, renewable plastics, Greengenes volume 2, linear model transformations in R, and Gut-Brain Communication in Parkinson’s grants. Science On. References: A novel nematode species from the Siberian permafrost shares adaptive mechanisms for cryptobiotic survival with C. elegans dauer larva Exploring the relationship between social jetlag with gut microbial composit...

Get ready for fungal genome mining, new R books, and a cancer nanotechnology grant. Science On. References: Size Dependence of the Bouncing Barrier in Protoplanetary Dust Growth Near-Infrared Fluorescent Biosensors Based on Covalent DNA Anchors Mining for a new class of fungal natural products: the evolution, diversity, and distribution of isocyanide synthase biosynthetic gene clusters what is a r...

Get ready for DNA origami, an Elvis-impersonator pterodactyl, self-healing metal, a dinosaur-chomping mammal, the case of the missing dark matter, a lazier way to use Docker, and a grant for theoretical physics hubs. Science On. References: DNA-origami-directed virus capsid polymorphism Petrodactyle wellnhoferi gen. et sp. nov.: A new and large ctenochasmatid pterosaur from the Late Jurassic of Ge...

Get ready for weird whales, bacterial sample collection via lollipop, hints at life on Mars, living digital cameras, a much older universe, free training on 67 programming languages, and a Housing and Urban Development grant for radon detection and mitigation. Science On. References: Convergent evolution of skim feeding in baleen whales At-Home Saliva Sampling in Healthy Adults Using CandyCollect,...

Get ready for metallic 3D prints, Cambrian predators that skipped appendage-day at the gym, the mechanisms of chemical gardens, the mysteries of virus-like transposon ‘Mavericks’, coding cheat sheets, and a rare disease grant. Science On. References: Remote detection of a lunar granitic batholith at Compton–Belkovich Metallic gels for conductive 3D and 4D printing Raptorial appendages of the Cambr...

Get ready for extinct avian genomes, stellar smashing, chemical needles in the haystack, the last Top 40 New CRAN Packages, and career awards at the scientific interface. Science On. References: Genomes of the extinct Bachman’s warbler show high divergence and no evidence of admixture with other extant Vermivora warblers A long-duration gamma-ray burst of dynamical origin from the nucleus of an an...

Get ready for English ankylosaurs, video game mechanics for brain cell monitoring, microbial dark oxygen, pangolin robots, sampling in R, code editing for Macs, and a pangenome informatics grant. Science On. References: Legacy Effects of Phytoremediation on Plant-Associated Prokaryotic Communities in Remediated Subarctic Soil Historically Contaminated with Petroleum Hydrocarbons Vectipelta barrett...

Get ready for phosphates in an icy moon’s ocean, Neanderthals and Vikings disease, compact fusion reactors, the difficulties of effect size, Bayesian SEM, and Neuropsychiatric Symptoms grant funding. Science On. References: Detection of phosphates originating from Enceladus’s ocean Major Genetic Risk Factors for Dupuytren's Disease Are Inherited From Neandertals Achievement of ion temperatures...

Get ready for air-quality environmental DNA, multiple British spinosaurids, a lost branch of the eukaryotic family tree, bioinks for space, GLM proselytizing, and Small Business Innovation Research grants. Science On. References: Air-quality networks collect environmental DNA with the potential to measure biodiversity at continental scales Buckling Metamaterials for Extreme Vibration Damping Candi...

Get ready for rare-earth element binding proteins, single atom X-ray signals, Beagle Scouts on the march, the 2023 Python Language Summit, embedding code into SAS programs, ggplots with Tintin, and Gateway for Cancer Research funding opportunities. Science On. References: Enhanced rare-earth separation with a metal-sensitive lanmodulin dimer Characterization of just one atom using synchrotron X-ra...

Get ready for non-natural amino acids, screwdriver-toothed mosasaurs, bubble-powered microbots, SAS Hackathon breakthroughs, Amazing Biochemistry Project Topics, and funding support from a little giraffe. Science On. References: A platform for distributed production of synthetic nitrated proteins in live bacteria Stelladens mysteriosus: A Strange New Mosasaurid (Squamata) from the Maastrichtian (L...

Get ready for human environmental DNA, over-the-top cosmological energy, rafting microbes, bimodal biomass, Julia 1.9’s releases, SAS patents, the freeCodeCamp repository, and Department of Defense melanoma grants. Science On. References: Inadvertent human genomic bycatch and intentional capture raise beneficial applications and ethical concerns with environmental DNA A global phylogeny of butterf...

Get ready for bacterial metabolism prediction, surprise asteroid belts, SAS-poor AI advice, Kruskal Wallis post-hoc tests, lots of new R packages on regression, and a Carnegie astrophysics fellowship. Science On. References: BacterAI maps microbial metabolism without prior knowledge Thermal and chemical properties of the eROSITA bubbles from Suzaku observations Spatially resolved imaging of the in...

Get ready for planet swelling stars, genome guarding proteins, the largest mammalian genomic dataset in history, Bayesian Spatial Disaggregation Modeling, Computer Science courses, clickable word clouds, and Pre-Clinical Research on Gene Therapies for Rare Genetic Neurodevelopmental Disorders. Science On. References: An infrared transient from a star engulfing a planet Exciton-Condensate-Like Ampl...

Get ready for jetting black holes, cancer diagnosis with a strip of paper, the mysterious world of freshwater acoustics, frontiers in fungal biotechnology, transcribing/translating audio with Buzz, and NSF infrastructure grants. Science On. References: A ring-like accretion structure in M87 connecting its black hole and jet Galaxy interactions are the dominant trigger for local type 2 quasars CRIS...

Get ready for space rodents microbiomes; 100-year biobatteries; huge, hot exoplanets; reasons why your Shiny App failed; and ways to use statistics to get funding. References: Specific host metabolite and gut microbiome alterations are associated with bone loss during spaceflight Moisture-Enabled Germination of Heat-Activated Bacillus Endospores for Rapid and Practical Bioelectricity Generation: T...

Get ready for chimeric crazy ants, viruses abounding in protists and infants alike, solar system generation in R, an awesome Python list, and a couple of nifty niche funding opportunities. Science On. References: Obligate chimerism in male yellow crazy ants Large-scale invasion of unicellular eukaryotic genomes by integrating DNA viruses Expanding known viral diversity in the healthy infant gut Ma...

Get ready for toxic birds, correlation for days, a flipper-tastic multi-tool, blazing fast Shiny development, and Department of Defense cancer grants as far as the eye can see. Science On. References: Evidence for wastewaters as environments where mobile antibiotic resistance genes emerge A Morphological and Spatial Analysis of Volcanoes on Venus Multiple mutations in the Nav1.4 sodium channel of...

Get ready for atomic nuclei views, artificial organelles, AI article generation, PyCon, Simpson's paradox, building your favorite technologies from scratch, and funding to maintain ENCODE. Science On. References: Genome-wide subcellular protein map for the flagellate parasite Trypanosoma brucei Artificial organelles for sustainable chemical energy conversion and production in artificial cells:...

Get ready for super microscopes, tardigrade blood stabilization, broken stick modeling, an R version codenamed ‘Already Tomorrow’, a ‘pinecone’ made of Python, and a pitch-style competition for infectious disease funding. Science On. References: Parallelized computational 3D video microscopy of freely moving organisms at multiple gigapixels per second Natural and engineered mediators of desiccatio...

Get ready for self-healing soft robots, modular NASA robots, Shiny recaps, Statistical Rethinking training, statistical kindergarten, and the NIH Pioneer Award Program. Science On. References: Optical tweezers throw and catch single atoms The connectome of an insect brain A hydrogenotrophic Sulfurimonas is globally abundant in deep-sea oxygen-saturated hydrothermal plumes A self-healing electrical...

Get ready for technological tribology, tingible translational cell biology, flipping fossils, Volume 14/4 of the R Journal, ebook tips and tricks, and flash grants to fixate on.  Science On. References: Novel friction stabilization technology for surface damage conditions using machine learning Crevasse refreezing and signatures of retreat observed at Kamb Ice Stream grounding zone Apoptotic...

Get ready for an exploration of the R-Universe, simulated octopus tentacles, effects of Vitamin D and exercise on health, fossil wings and fins, statistical conferences to set your calendar by, and a very special 23rd birthday.  Science On. References: Energy-shaping control of a muscular octopus arm moving in three dimensions Injury primes mutation-bearing astrocytes for dedifferentiation in...

Get ready for better arsenic detection, broad-spectrum antibiotics, model-breaking massive galaxies, Julia and Python working in harmony, a hard-to-pronounce R-package on Gaussian mixture models, and Department of Defense lung cancer grants aplenty.  Science On. References: Scalable selective absorber with quasiperiodic nanostructure for low-grade solar energy harvesting Toward surface-enhanc...

Get ready for exoplanetary systems, missing Neptunes, a Dungeons & Dragons R package, GIFs for top R packages, Tidvyverse functions to save your day, and a whole host of NASA grant announcements.  Science On. References Framework for the architecture of exoplanetary systems RNA's 'joints' play key role in our gene expression Help! Our Neptune-sized exoplanets are missing The ins and outs...